Fin Graham achieved his second medal of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with silver in the Men’s C1-C3 Kilometre Time Trial.
Graham qualified fastest and set a 3:22.921 to set up a final against Matt Robertson of England.
Unlike other pursuits, the final saw the two riders set off individually. Robertson went first and set a factored time of 3:22.597. C2 riders receiving a 6% reduction in their time compared to C3 riders.
Graham started quickly building an advantage through the first half of the twelve tours, however the later stages saw the margin reduce before turning in the Englishman’s favour in the final laps.
The Strathpeffer rider exits his debut games with a silver and a bronze.
Afterwards he said:
“It’s been a once in a lifetime opportunity. To race for Scotland in Scotland, you don’t often get that chance and so to come away with two medals is really nice and the crowd has been phenomenal all week”
The home crowd were denied a fairytale end to the Games in the men’s points race in the cruelest fashion.
The 160 lap epic started in very active fashion with both Elliot Rowe and Mark Stewart gaining early laps on the field.
Matt Bostock would be the dangerman though, with the Isle of Man rider at the front of proceedings. More lap gains for Mark Stewart and Elliot Rowe would keep them in medal contention, with Stewart gaining maximum points on two sprints to enter third overall as the field entered the final sprints.
Stewart timed his run well, on the back of a move that chased down Wales’ Will Perrett – who himself had an active race. Kiwi’s George Jackson and Thomas Sexton were the two dangermen that could deny Stewart a place on the podium.
Jackson led out the final lap with Stewart coming round the outside, but the Kiwi was just able to hold on to win bronze on countback – with the pair tied on 61 points each.
A good teammate performance too from Logan Maclean as the three safely navigated qualifying, including the Stirling man giving the crowd something to cheer by gaining a lap near the end in what was a fairly uneventful heat. Mark Stewart and Elliot Rowe gained laps early in the other heat to ensure safe passage to the final.
Iona Moir finished 12th after a strong ride in the semi-final that saw her narrowly miss out on the final. The Scot played a tactical masterclass in the first round of the keirin, by following the wheel of favourite Emma Finucane, finishing second and avoiding a repechage.
Ellie Stone launched her sprint early in her first round, however was swamped in the final lap. The Highlander narrowly missed out in the repechage after a strong effort.
Lauren Bell was sadly taken out in a crash not of her making in her first round heat and had to withdraw from the competition.
The evening started with the women’s elimination race, always a fan favourite, but new to the Commonwealth programme.
Erin Boothman was in contention for her third medal of a standout debut games, but was caught out in a sprint and eliminated in seventh. However she will look back on Glasgow 2026 with pride that has seen her win two bronze medals, aged just 19. Kate Richardson and Neah Evans finished 15th and 17th.
The day’s first medals were awarded in the men’s kilometre, Michael Gill was the fastest of the Scots in 16th with a 1:02.726, while Tim Shoreman (1:03.503) and Niall Monks (1:03.776) followed closely behind.